About Whitson
The name "Whitson" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "hwit" meaning "white" and "tun" meaning "settlement" or "enclosure." Therefore, the name "Whitson" can be interpreted to mean "white settlement" or "white enclosure." It may have originally been a descriptive surname given to someone who lived in or near a place with a white settlement or enclosure, or it could have been a nickname for someone with fair or light-colored hair or complexion.
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Most individuals with the name Whitson are male.
The popularity of the name has increased by 20% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Whitson in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Whitson using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.